The first name Rawan
A girl’s name from Kurdish.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Kurdish origin
Borrowed from Kurdish.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 12 girls were named Rawan, making it the 2,278th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2020, with 30 births (#1,100).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Rawan with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Rawan at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 54 girls born in the United States were named Rawan, the 3,064th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Rawan mean?
- Borrowed from Kurdish.
- What is the origin of the name Rawan?
- Borrowed from Kurdish.
- How popular is the name Rawan?
- In 2025, 12 girls born in England and Wales were named Rawan, ranking 2,278th. Its peak was 2020, with 30 births.
- Is Rawan a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,439 US babies named Rawan since 1880 were girls.
- When was Rawan most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 54 babies were named Rawan, its highest rank at 3,064th.